Prayer beads
Place of OriginTibet
Date1900-1987
MaterialsBone
DimensionsL. 15 1/4 in, L. 38.7 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Linda Noe Laine on behalf of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Object numberB87M23
DepartmentHimalayan Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on viewThis string of prayer beads is a gift to the people of San Francisco. His holiness the Fourteenth Dali Lama blessed it at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana, during September of 1987.
approx. 1800-1900
approx. 1885-1920
approx. 1850-1900
475-221 BCE
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200 BCE-200 CE
approx. 1850-1900
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